Top Baby Names of 1943

Name: Top Baby Names of 1943 (SSA Data)
Creator: Social Security Administration
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Compiled byNameAlmanac Editorial, Baby Names Editorial Team

Most popular names for boys and girls in 1943.

What the Data Says About 1943

The Social Security Administration's national 1943 file shows 2,037,877 births concentrated in the top 100 boy and top 100 girl names, the segment of U.S. baby-name data released to the public for that year. The #1 boy name of 1943 was James, with 80,278 births registered nationally. The #1 girl name of 1943 was Mary, with 66,174 births nationally. The top 100 boys captured 1,092,018 births compared with 945,859 for the top 100 girls, consistent with the historical SSA pattern in which a smaller pool of boy names dominates a larger share of annual births while girl names are more evenly distributed.

1943 sits within a specific era of U.S. naming trends. Mid-century years like 1943 fall within the post-war baby-boom era; total U.S. birth volume was higher than today and a relatively small set of names (Robert, James, Linda, Mary) dominated national rankings. James and Mary leading 1943 fits this broader cultural signature.

These rankings come directly from Social Security Administration card applications and represent approximately 96% of all U.S. births in 1943. Names with fewer than five occurrences nationally in 1943 are excluded from SSA's public file to protect privacy, meaning the true number of unique names given in 1943 is significantly larger than any public top-100 list can show. Each spelling variation is counted separately, Sophia and Sofia, Aiden and Ayden, so rankings reflect only the specific spelling filed on the SS card, not combined name pools. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute naming advice.

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Top 100 Boys' Names Boy

Rank	Name	Births
1	James	80,278
2	Robert	74,892
3	John	68,929
4	William	55,904
5	Richard	46,339
6	David	37,240
7	Charles	36,632
8	Thomas	32,874
9	Ronald	29,239
10	Michael	24,745
11	Donald	24,421
12	Larry	22,978
13	Joseph	22,828
14	George	21,692
15	Kenneth	19,112
16	Gary	17,868
17	Jerry	17,730
18	Edward	17,713
19	Paul	17,253
20	Dennis	14,116
21	Frank	12,246
22	Raymond	11,391
23	Gerald	11,367
24	Roger	10,773
25	Daniel	9,168
26	Walter	9,035
27	Harold	8,670
28	Douglas	8,236
29	Stephen	7,932
30	Arthur	7,785
31	Henry	7,631
32	Lawrence	7,583
33	Carl	7,472
34	Jack	7,398
35	Joe	7,308
36	Willie	7,178
37	Billy	7,012
38	Roy	6,932
39	Peter	6,877
40	Ralph	6,771
41	Wayne	6,761
42	Jimmy	6,444
43	Albert	6,307
44	Anthony	6,202
45	Fred	6,168
46	Bobby	6,121
47	Eugene	5,902
48	Howard	5,739
49	Terry	5,737
50	Harry	5,720
51	Bruce	5,431
52	Johnny	5,381
53	Louis	5,033
54	Stanley	4,699
55	Leonard	4,617
56	Norman	4,522
57	Philip	4,473
58	Steven	4,267
59	Dale	4,235
60	Earl	4,186
61	Ernest	4,172
62	Samuel	4,143
63	Melvin	4,069
64	Francis	4,068
65	Bill	3,990
66	Marvin	3,939
67	Alan	3,855
68	Clarence	3,854
69	Patrick	3,848
70	Frederick	3,840
71	Ronnie	3,826
72	Don	3,817
73	Russell	3,752
74	Leroy	3,741
75	Jim	3,682
76	Allen	3,627
77	Tommy	3,611
78	Alfred	3,445
79	Andrew	3,352
80	Eddie	3,281
81	Phillip	3,251
82	Barry	3,193
83	Martin	3,081
84	Ray	3,063
85	Glenn	3,054
86	Herbert	3,044
87	Tom	2,909
88	Danny	2,898
89	Gene	2,865
90	Mike	2,803
91	Lee	2,789
92	Bernard	2,744
93	Steve	2,684
94	Clifford	2,667
95	Jimmie	2,628
96	Theodore	2,616
97	Victor	2,613
98	Gordon	2,608
99	Timothy	2,578
100	Curtis	2,525

Top 100 Girls' Names Girl

Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	66,174
2	Barbara	43,432
3	Patricia	39,620
4	Linda	38,439
5	Carol	31,686
6	Sandra	25,990
7	Judith	25,214
8	Sharon	24,712
9	Nancy	23,988
10	Betty	21,596
11	Carolyn	20,365
12	Shirley	17,816
13	Judy	17,383
14	Margaret	17,153
15	Karen	16,816
16	Joyce	16,485
17	Donna	14,912
18	Susan	14,888
19	Dorothy	14,793
20	Janet	13,316
21	Joan	13,232
22	Kathleen	12,153
23	Elizabeth	11,644
24	Diane	11,326
25	Virginia	10,847
26	Janice	10,651
27	Marilyn	10,145
28	Helen	9,800
29	Martha	9,704
30	Gloria	9,684
31	Frances	9,449
32	Beverly	9,435
33	Ruth	9,370
34	Bonnie	8,870
35	Brenda	8,435
36	Jean	8,096
37	Ann	7,829
38	Alice	7,648
39	Phyllis	7,610
40	Doris	7,128
41	Peggy	6,511
42	Carole	6,506
43	Lois	6,132
44	Jane	6,032
45	Marie	5,980
46	Elaine	5,966
47	Charlotte	5,482
48	Catherine	5,427
49	Joanne	5,270
50	Rose	5,206
51	Geraldine	5,189
52	Rita	5,011
53	Evelyn	4,912
54	Pamela	4,839
55	Gail	4,810
56	Wanda	4,705
57	Sally	4,659
58	Norma	4,542
59	Connie	4,512
60	Joann	4,464
61	Patsy	4,355
62	Diana	4,337
63	Jo	4,300
64	Anna	4,232
65	Jacqueline	4,189
66	Roberta	4,169
67	Ellen	4,152
68	Eileen	4,092
69	Annie	4,070
70	Louise	4,044
71	Sarah	3,990
72	Sue	3,850
73	Darlene	3,774
74	Dolores	3,698
75	Kathryn	3,647
76	Mildred	3,626
77	Sylvia	3,623
78	Katherine	3,616
79	Marjorie	3,608
80	Anne	3,535
81	Kay	3,494
82	Ruby	3,470
83	Glenda	3,403
84	Christine	3,316
85	Irene	3,299
86	Suzanne	3,280
87	Rebecca	3,270
88	Dianne	3,193
89	Loretta	3,169
90	Arlene	3,146
91	Juanita	3,085
92	Sheila	3,063
93	Paula	3,042
94	Lorraine	3,015
95	Julia	2,972
96	Marcia	2,970
97	Rosemary	2,966
98	Anita	2,952
99	Delores	2,929
100	Theresa	2,929